Weekend Offers Lots Of Art, Seafood, History

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February 19, 1989|By Gloria Osborne of the Sentinel Staff

The Billy King Thomas Gallery, 226 King St., Cocoa, will have a reception from 3 to 5:30 p.m. today for Carol Surface with her new exhibition, ''A Panorama of Watercolor Surfaces.'' Carol was arts columnist for The Orlando Sentinel's Brevard Calendar before she moved last year to California. Her collection will be on view at the gallery through March 25.

The fourth annual Great Chowder Cook-Off will be held Friday to kick off the sixth annual Port Canaveral Seafood Festival, March 18-19. The festival will be sponsored by the Cocoa Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Tourism and Convention Council at Port Canaveral.

Cocoa Beach-area restaurants, caterers and attractions will showcase their best seafood chowder recipes. The winning chowder will be served as an a la carte item at the festival. The cook-off will be 5 to 7 p.m. at Brassy's Take II, 501 N. Orlando Ave., Cocoa Beach. The cost is $15 per person, which includes a meal ticket for the seafood festival, two drinks at the cook-off, sampling of all chowder entries, and hors d'oeuvres.

Our Yesterdays. Residents and visitors are invited to board the Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science's time machine for a trip back to when roads were no more than winding trails and the specter of space vehicles on the horizon a figment of the imagination.

This is the fourth consecutive year the museum will present Focus on History: Your Passport to the Past. It has an exciting schedule of activities March 10-19 that is sure to appeal to everyone, starting with Gamble Rogers and a Sunday of Drifting and Dreaming on the Indian River aboard the Little River Queen.

Reservations to most of the events are limited and ticket orders will be filled in the order received. General admission to the 8 p.m. kickoff performance at Cocoa-Village Playhouse - Sorry Is As Sorry Does, by Florida Cracker humorist Gamble Rogers - is $10 per person. Patrons, at $35 per person, will receive priority seating in the reserved section and will be treated to an after-theater Southern Supper on the Verandah at the Porcher House, Delannoy Avenue.

- A Symphony of Silhouettes, a showcase of fashions from 1850 to 1950, will be presented at Melbourne Square mall at 2 p.m. March 11. The event will climax with a look at what fashionable women will wear this spring. Reservations for the free show are not necessary but seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

- Strolling Through the Park historic walking tour of Cocoa Village, with the Cocoa and Indian River Touring Society dressed in long skirts and carrying black unbrellas, will depart the Porcher House, 434 Delannoy Ave., Cocoa, at 9:30 a.m. March 13-14. The morning begins with continental breakfast, followed by a slide presentation of Brevard's pioneers. Tickets: $5 per person.

- On March 15, Home Life Along the River Ridge of Rockledge and Cocoa features tours of four restored historic houses along the river from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Tickets: $5 per person.

- Hats Off To History Pioneer Picnic at historic Porcher House, March 15, is an event that gives those who work a chance to break away from the desk and attend any time between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to sample delicious food in the restored riverfront house. Cost of the luncheon is $7 per person.

- On March 18, it's all aboard The Little River Queen for dining, dancing and an evening of fun as the boat leaves Lee Wenner Park at the foot of the State Road 520 bridge, Cocoa, at 7:30 p.m. The jazz band will play topside for dancing and listening; and below, a seated dinner will be served. Cost of the cruise, including dinner and entertainment, is $30 per person.

- On March 19, Drifting and Dreaming, an afternoon cruise on the Indian River aboard the Little River Queen, departs at 2 p.m. from Wenner Park. Tickets are $20 per person. All reservations may be made by calling 632-1830.

Club meeting. The Titusville Garden Club will honor the past and plan the future at its 10 a.m. annual meeting Monday at Claudine's Restaurant. Jim Campbell, president of the Orlando Rose Society, will speak on ''Rose Reverie.'' Call Lee Evans, 269-0464 for reservations. Luncheon cost is $6.50. Retired officers meet. The noon luncheon speaker for the Cape Canaveral Chapter of the Retired Officers Association Tuesday will be Arvid N. Dahlquist, a veteran of the U.S. Secret Service. The group meets at the Patrick Air Force Officers Club. Reservation are required.

Card party and luncheon. The Surfside Garden Club is having a card party and luncheon Thursday in the fellowship hall of Riverside Presbyterian Church, 3400 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be a plant sale and door prizes. Donation is $7 per person. Call Kay Baugher for tickets, 783-3518.

DAR celebration. The Indian River Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Gabriel's Church meeting room on Palm Avenue, Titusville, to celebrate American History Month. Winners of the annual history essay contest will be presented medals and certificates by Trudy Metzger, American history chairwoman. Hostesses for the meeting are Fran Garsils and Charlotte Park.